Brian Owen Named Recipient of the 2017 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Brian Owen Named Recipient of the 2017 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Ottawa – September 14, 2017 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Brian Owen as the recipient of the 2017 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented on October 19, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec as part of CRKN’s annual general meeting.
CRKN welcomes Gloria Booth-Morrison as ORCID-CA Member Support Specialist
Ottawa, Ontario, August 23, 2017 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce that Gloria Booth-Morrison has joined the organization as ORCID-CA Member Support Specialist effective August 8, 2017.
Gloria comes to CRKN from the University of Ottawa, an ORCID-CA member, where she worked as a Science and Engineering Librarian. As part of her role there, she designed and delivered workshops relating to journal selection, authors’ rights, and citation metrics.
CRKN is Hiring!
Digital Services Intern (Young Canada Works)
Call for Collections: Building the Canadian National Digital Heritage Index
The Canadian National Digital Heritage Index (CNDHI) is an index of digitized Canadian heritage collections located at Canadian universities and provincial and territorial libraries. Supported by funding from Library and Archives Canada and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, CNDHI, launched in April 2016, is designed to increase awareness of, and access to digital heritage collections in Canada, to support the academic research enterprise and to facilitate information sharing within the Canadian documentary heritage community.
ORCID-CA, the ORCID Consortium in Canada, to provide Canadian institutions and organizations the opportunity to obtain premium membership to ORCID
ORCID and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), with support from a working group of 16 Canadian stakeholders who are all deeply committed to supporting research, scholarship, and innovation in Canada, are collaborating to build ORCID-CA, the ORCID consortium in Canada.
Special Meeting of the Members
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Quarterly Financial Update - 2017-03
CRKN is pleased to offer this quarterly financial update to members providing information on CRKN's foreign exchange service, invoicing results to date, and information on various administrative topics including CRKN’s anticipated invoicing schedule and membership fees for 2017-18.
Alexandra Houde joins the CRKN team
Alexandra Houde has joined the CRKN team as Senior Content & Licensing Officer from February 13 through December 22, 2017. Alexandra will support the CRKN licensing program by serving as staff lead on a number of license negotiations, leading and supporting committee and task groups as appropriate and ensuring members are adequately supported in the delivery of content programs.
CRKN Participating in the Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group
CRKN is pleased to participate in the Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group building on work and partnerships developed over the past few years. The Working Group includes stakeholders from across the full spectrum of the Canadian scholarly communications ecosystem and on November 7, 2016, the Working Group held its first full-day meeting in Ottawa.
Leslie Weir Named Recipient of the 2016 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Ottawa – September 8, 2016 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Leslie Weir as the recipient of the 2016 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented on October 19, 2016 in Halifax, Nova Scotia as part of CRKN’s annual general meeting.